Cloud Unplugged
Episodes
AI Moves Off the Cloud, Google Breaks the Internet, Google-Wiz Deal Under Fire
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Cloud Unplugged: AI goes local, Google Cloud breaks the internet, and the DOJ turns up the heat on Google’s $32B Wiz acquisition.We’r...
UK’s £1B AI Push, China’s 631GB Data Leak, and Robotic Exoskeletons
15 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we delve into the UK government’s substantial investment in AI infrastructure and its implications for cloud sovereignty; Is it related t...
From AI Labs to Warzones: Proteins, Drones & Dog Tech
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Jon and Lewis cover four wildly different stories, from Warfare to the impact of Trump conspiracies on Datacentres.First up, Microsof...
Design Meets AI: OpenAI and Jony Ives, VEO AI film creation, and how to predict the weather with M.S
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we dive into OpenAI’s $6.5B acquisition of Jony Ive’s ‘io’ and what it means for the future of AI-native devices. We explore Google...
AI Infrastructure Boom: CoreWeave's IPO, AWS Transform, and Quantum Computings Next Leap
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we dissect industry-shaping stories, debating CoreWeave's $35 billion IPO, AWS Transform: AI for legacy app modernisation, and the ex...
Saudi’s AI Empire, Nvidia’s Robot Plans, and talking Dolphins
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this, almost, but never quite, 30-minute episode, we investigate how Saudi Arabia is set to become the world’s next AI hub. Unravelling the state...
Big Retail Cyber Attack: Amazon’s AI Offensive & the Google AI Opt‑Out Illusion
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this 30‑minute episode, Jon and Lewis unpick the coordinated ransomware wave that struck Britain’s high‑street giants. They trace the attack ...
Europe in the Dark: Cyber-attack Suspicions, Meta’s New AI, Qwen 3 & Earths rotation changes
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this 30-minute episode, Jon and Lewis delve into the root causes of Europe’s recent Spain, France and Portugal blackouts, scrutinising grid-failu...
Google AI Agentspace Workflows, Oracle Cloud Breach and OpenAI’s New Features
27 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this fact-busting 30-minute episode, Jon and Lewis explore Google’s AI AgentSpace technology and how it could let business teams run complete wor...
CTO/Co-founder Thomas Boltze: Why Your Engineering Team is Slow - and How to Fix It | Episode 40
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Cloud Unplugged, Jon talks with Thomas Boltze—CTO at Santander’s PagoNxt, former CTO of Funding Circle, Agile Coach, and cloud/...
AI Monopoly Madness: Microsoft’s Moves and the Future of ChatGPT! | Episode 39
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Cloud Unplugged, Lewis and Jon explore the latest in AI and cloud computing, discussing Microsoft's board changes and the evolving ...
CIO of Sportradar, Ian Poland: How to manage your cloud spend well, career journey to CIO | Episode 38
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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GitOps: The gaps it has and what can be done about it! | Episode 37
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Cloud Unplugged, Mark and Lewis join Jon to discuss the challenges of the Gitops model, what's good about it and where it is lackin...
Open Source: Tesla car takeovers and rogue washing machines with Lewis Marshall and Mark Hughes Open Source: Tesla car takeovers and rogue washing machines | Episode 36
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Cloud Unplugged, Mark and Lewis join Jon in the unknown of Open Source, Cyber Security and the takeover of cars and rogue washing m...
Head of Engineering of Moonpig, Richard Pearson: Career Progression, Leadership and Enablement teams | Episode 35
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Pearson joins The Cloud Unplugged podcast to talk discuss his career journey to become Head of Engineering at Moonpig.We take a look at how he...
Product vs. Program, what's the difference and do you really need them? | Episode 34
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Jay sit down to discuss what a program is, what a product is and what the difference between the two is. Are they company-specific and complet...
The importance of consistency in cloud infrastructure: Cloud Landing Zones | Episode 33
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Rafe Colburn, Depop (owned by Etsy). Pitfalls of measuring engineering productivity | Episode 32
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Dean Bryen, CTO of Cloud UBS maintaining innovation with new technologies | Episode 31
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Idriss Selhoum, Marks & Spencer's cloud adoption journey | Episode 30
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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David Heinemeier Hansson, 37 Signals & Ruby on Rails. Rent vs buy: do cloud providers really save companies money? | Episode 29
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Matthew Skelton, Team Topologies, the complexities of managing team in the modern workplace | Episode 28
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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What is Culture in the Modern Workplace? | Episode 27
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Viktor Farcic, Upbound. Platform Engineering, Role Evolution and Optimisation | Episode 26
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Product Manager vs. Product Owner, is there a difference and do you need one? | Episode 25
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Product management versus delivery management... two distinct but complementary roles within a company, each serving essential purposes. Understanding...
Nicholas Chang & Steve Nicholl, Kainos. Navigating Cloud Adoption | Episode 24
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Cloud Unplugged Podcast, Nicholas Chang, and Steve Nicholl, from Kainos, join Jon to share insights on the challenges of naviga...
Chris Stura, PwC UK. Platform Engineering & Business Success | Episode 23
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jon sits down with Chris Stura, Director of Financial Services at PwC. Together, Jon and Chris delve into the realm of cloud computing and software de...
Colin Humphreys, Syntasso. Anti-Patterns Exposed: Building Platforms the Right Way | Episode 22
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Cloud Unplugged, Jon sits down with Colin Humphreys, CEO & Co-Founder of Syntasso. The two tackle the confusing jargon preval...
Haseeb Budhani, Rafay Systems. Bridging the Gap: Development and Developer Experience | Episode 21
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Cloud Unplugged, host Jon is joined by Haseeb Budhani, the Co-founder and CEO of Rafay Systems. Rafay Systems is at the forefront o...
Richard Simon, T-Systems. Every Cloud Migration Has a Silver Lining | Episode 20
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jay is joined by Richard Simon, CTO at T-Systems, a business that drives digital transformation for companies by offering integrated end-to-end IT sol...
Charles Humble, Container Solutions. Technical Writing in the Cloud Era | Episode 19
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Jay is accompanied by Charles Humble, the Editor-in-Chief at Container Solutions, a cloud native consultancy. Having the benefit of b...
Kasper von Grünberg, Humanitec. What it Means to be a Platform Engineer | Episode 18
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This time on Cloud Unplugged, hosts Jon and Jay are joined by Kaspar von Grünberg, the Founder and CEO of Humanitec. Working as a platform orchestrat...
Optimal Platform Engineering Team Sizes | Episode 17
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Jon and Jay discuss the ideal sizes for platform engineering teams. During the course of their conversation, the pair talk through wa...
Enabling Developer Self-Service with Existing Technologies | Episode 16
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Jon and Jay explain how platform engineers can enable developer self-service with existing technologies. They touch on the evolution ...
The State of DevOps Report 2023 | Episode 15
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Jay analyse the findings of Puppet’s recent report on the state of DevOps and platform engineering. The pair discuss what they thought was l...
Teams and Talent: Unlocking Team Potential with OKRs | Episode 14
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Jay discuss the best ways to manage and lead platform engineering teams. Sharing what they've learnt from running their own business, Jon and ...
Cloud Platform Engineering: Saving Time, Money and Effort | Episode 13
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Jay tackle the complexities of cloud platform engineering, including cognitive load, the total cost of ownership, public and private cloud, an...
Single or Multi-Tenant Clusters: Security | Episode 12
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This time, Jon and Jay take a deep dive into the security decisions surrounding single and multi-tenancy on Kubernetes cluster architectures. Covering...
Single or Multi-Tenant Clusters: When and Why | Episode 11
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Jay get stuck into the concept of single versus multi-tenancy in Kubernetes cluster architectures. They talk through the decision criteria on ...
Cloud Strategy: What Is It and Why You Need One? | Episode 10
15 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Jon and Jay dive into what exactly a cloud strategy is, how it differs from a business plan and how to measure its success. CU Youtu...
The importance of DevExp for larger developer teams | Episode 9
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Jay dive into what a good developer experience really is, from writing code to troubleshooting. CU Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@cloudunpl...
Day 0, 1 & 2. Decision making in cloud deployment | Episode 8
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Jay discuss what Day 0, 1 and 2 mean in cloud deployment and touch on the role of platform teams and developers during these stages.CU Youtube...
Bryan Ross, VMware Tanzu. What makes a Successful Platform Team? | Episode 7
25 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Bryan Ross joins Jon on the podcast, discussing the process of building a developer platform in enterprise organisations while ensuring true value is ...
Richard Smith, Codification.io. Common Cloud Struggles with DevOps Teams | Episode 6
14 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Smith from Codification.io joins the podcast. He has helped build several enterprise cloud-native platforms, often modernising legacy applicat...
Build vs. Buy, Cloud Platforms | Episode 5
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You wouldn’t build your own car, so why would you build your own platform? Jon and Jay consider the pros and cons of building your own. Spoiler aler...
The Spotify Model & Cloud | Episode 4
19 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Jay discuss models to implement at a non-enterprise level. Looking into squads, chapters, agile delivery teams, platforms, and cloud delivery....
Is DevOps Still a Thing? | Episode 3
12 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Is there a place for DevOps in a Cloud Native world? What does Cloud Native really mean?CU Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@cloudunpluggedFollow us ...
Avoiding the Cloud Money Trap | Episode 2
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
People are the most expensive resource in any organisation. Jon and Jay discuss how much can you outsource/insource while remaining lean and ensuring ...
Authentication & Authorisation: Best Practices in the Cloud | Episode 1
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this Episode of Cloud Unplugged, Jon and Jay cover authentication and authorisation best practices, avoiding complications with multiple teams and ...